Crime & Safety
Safe, Orderly Boston Marathon, But No Promises on Deescalating Security
The Boston Police Commissioner thanked the public for a well-behaved Boston Marathon, but made no promises about ratcheting down security.
Boston, MA - The 2016 Boston Marathon is in the books, and police are thanking the public for an orderly day that saw zero arrests. However, that doesn't mean security will necessarily scale back in years to come.
"Unfortunately, it's a crazy world," Boston Police Department Commissioner Bill Evans told reporters Monday evening.
Evans, who passed on his own plans to compete following terrorist attacks in Brussels, said he hopes security can move back toward how it was, but it all depends on the context.
As in 2014 and 2015, security was high all along the 26.2-mile course Monday. Hundreds of public safety officials lined the route, spectators went through security checkpoints and police requested people carry clear, plastic bags.
It was a thousands-strong effort, and not a cheap one, but officials determined security should remain at full force in the wake of events like the Brussels bombings and earlier terrorist attacks in Paris.
To the greatest race fans in the world - we at the #BPD say: "Thanks for behaving like champions!!!" pic.twitter.com/kxdro2n4tj
— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) April 18, 2016
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